The system of guided instructional play formed the basis of “kindergarten” and included geometrically shaped blocks, tiles, spheres, and grids. The brothers were primarily merchant tailors with a store for men and boys only.Īnna Wright visits the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and returns home with Froebel Gifts, a series of innovative educational toys developed by German educator Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel.
Brothers Morris Kaufmann (1858-1917) and Henry Kaufmann (1860-1955) soon follow from Viernheim, Germany. Kaufmann and Brother' (17’ x 28’) at 1916 Carson Street in Pittsburgh, Pa., pooling together $1,500. Jacob Kaufmann opens a small store with brother Isaac Kaufmann (1851-1921), “J.
Following his parents’ divorce in 1885, Frank changed his middle name to Lloyd to honor his mother’s family.
Frank Lincoln Wright is born on June 8 in Richland Center, Wis., to William Carey Wright (1825-1904), an itinerant music teacher, composer, and Baptist minister, and Anna Lloyd Jones (1838-1923), a school teacher.